Elastic golf ball pocket



Jan. 9, 1951 w T, PREvlDl 2,537,701

ELASTIC GOLF BALL POCKET Filed March 14, 1947 van.

v INVENTOR. WxLLIAM T. Pam/m1 Patented Jaaa, 1951 OFFICE 1,.; ..1 .2;212,53753011;and: 1; fr@ EILASTCGOLF BALL.v POCKET William Tf-Previdi,Allendale; N. J.

Anplisatimlliarhlfl 194re1altN9 3342763 This invention relates'togarments""fo golfers and more particularly to a' pocket" constructionfor carrying one ormore golf balls.

It is'a'n object ofthe presentinventionft provide a pocketonagarmentfora'golfer which is particularly adapted for carrying "golf balls andwhich' `is formed of elasticmaterial which can be stretched ineitheroneo two" directions. This pocket;whereinthere Willjb'e' provided VVVacover of waterproof "z'naterial"` adapted Y`to"'loe`l ex; tended overthe elastic"'materia1`"to keepV the same clean andfree from dampness andto particularly house' the san'ie when the'p'ocket is not in'use, willresiliently retainthe goif'ballwhen it disposed. within the pocketjOther objects lofthe present invention are to provide a golf ball pocket'for' garments which is of simple construction, inexpensive to form intothe garment and vefiicientin operation." l

- According to the-invention, thegolfers vblouse is formed with abandatthe'lower'endonwhich is disposed the pocket ofelasticfiriate'rialAadapt ed to receive at one endof 'the'samea'golf' ball. This pocket willexpand to,'-co'nvenientlyand positivelyl retain the golf' ballagainstmovement out `of the pocket opening. Also" flied tto the" band isa `cover of `iie'xible materiahinged at the top part oftheband'andaidap'tedto extend down over vrthepocket of resilient" materialto' prevent the resilient materialv from 'gettingiwet The cover isadapted to allow Vthe pocket to pro` ject from beneath' itand when thepocket foi" the golf balls is not inA use, the cover" is 'adapted to`extenddown over "the pocket opening atly to cover up the golf ballpocket. Snap'fasteners are 'used for securing the" lower edge of theband to the blouse. This` cover flap may have elastic material in it sothat it can be stretchedly extended over the golf iball" pocketwhen the-pocket is oued with golf bans and still pesnappeu tofl the blouse 2' at"thelow'e'r edge in the aforesaid manner. k.Instead of snap fasteners, azipper arrangement -may be used to secure thelower edge of flap to theblouse when' the cover `flap is made of elastic materialf n Y Forfurthercomprehension `of the invention;

and of the objec`ts and advantagesrthereof, ref'Y garment having' abandatthe"'bottom "endfon ing ih'eleiation upon the cover flap adapted to bebrought down over; the golf, ball pocket. "I

'"FigS is a cross" sectional viewtaken on line Fig. fiis afragmentaryview similarto `1'ig.2Y except that Vvthe iiap hasbeenrraisedandgolf balls A'have been'v inserted' in 'the resilient pocket "Fig 5 isa 'ros's sectional view taken online sLrj of Figui f Fig. 6v is'ajdetail cross sectional view taken' through "the opening rim'Y of the;Vresilient "pocket Online s-eof Fig; 4. i

"'lf'ig a perspective view of la mdied form of flapwhi'ch is comprisedof 'resilient yor elastic materal'thus permitting the flap to bestretched over the golfball'swithinthnow elastic'pocket.`

pocket container holding golf balls, whichfhave`A been-insertedfromtopopening-s disposed theregolfer l5 is provided with agarment or jacketl'hav-ing a bottom wide band Il.' -On this wide band, :thereis-connected anA elastic pocket piece tolreceivegolf balls 2i Thispocket' I8 is formed of elastic 'material and" will expand as" the .golfballsareinserted into thelsame This elastic piece extends in thesamedirectionfasthe band a'nd'fhas atl it's openendfa reinforcing piece"22 (Fig.i6)`,'t'o prevent the V'outward movement of' the ball once ithas been' iriserte'd'-l within l'the pocket. i-riThis insertreinforcing'iy pice' '-22 may be slightly resilient to permit theinsertion of the ball but will then spring closed sufficiently to retainthe ball within the pocket unless considerable force is applied behindthe ball to take it out of the pocket.

In order to cover the elastic pocket piece I8 at times when the pocketis not in use, there is provided a ap 24 which is sewed at its upperedge to the band and which is adapted to extend down over the band tolie flush over the pocket and over the band. This flap additionally hasfastener elements 25 adapted to attach with complementary fastenerelements 26 on the band I1. The iiap is shown in the closed position inFig. 2 and in the raised or open position in Fig. 4.

Referring now to Figs. 7 and 8, the flap is indicated at 27 and includesan elastic strip 28 connected at its upper edge to the top of the bandso as to permit the flap to be stretched downwardly and whereby the ap21 can be connected by its fasteners 25 over the Docket even though thegolf balls have been inserted therein. This arrangement is such that theflap will be contracted t lie flate over the golfers pocket when thegolf balls have been removed therefrom.

Referring now to Fig. 9, there is shown the use of a zipper arrangement3l including a slide 32 adapted to be connected between a. lower edgeofap 33 to a strip 34 having one of the zipper parts. This iiap can beextended over the pocket even though it is lled. This ap 33 is providedwith an elastic top strip 35, the same as provided with the form of theinvention shown in Fig. 7.

Referring now to Figs. and 11, it will be noted that the jacket I 6 issimilarly iormed'with a band Vi but wherein the elastic material issewed upon the band so as to provide openings 38 through which golfballs 2i can be extended. Instead of providing a side pocket with anopening at one end or side, there are provided two pockets with openingsextending from the tops of the same; Thus there is provided a separatepocket for each golf ball. The material, as indicated at 39, of whichthe pockets are made, are of the similar elastic material which can bestretched in two directions. Flap 24 can be extended downwardly over thepockets when the pockets are not in use, in the same manner as describedabove, also the pocket can have Yan elastic strip extended across, asdescribed above, in connection with the other forms of the invention, sothat it ycan be extended while the pockets are lled with golf balls.

It should now be apparent that there has been provided a golf ballpocket which is open only at one end to receive the golf balls andwherein the golf balls in order to be extended into the pocket, aremoved laterally in the direction of the band and under a reinforcedopening portion of the pocket. that there has been provided a coverflap, which can be extended over the pocket when the pocket is not inuse, and also when it is in use, such arrangement made possible by theprovision of an elastic piece intheV cover flap.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdened in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A Docket construction for garments com- It should also be apparent w'Uil Number prising a pocket formed of resilient material se cured alongits top and bottom edges and at one end thereof to the garment andhaving an opening extending in a vertical plane at the other end of thepocket and through which golf balls or like articles can be dispensed,said pocket opening having a reinforced piece within the pocket materialadapted to expand only slightly to permit the insertion of a golf balland adapted to lock the golf ball Within the pocket.

2. In combination with a garment having a non-elastic waist band, apocket comprising a strip of resilient material secured unstretched tosaid band along three sides and being free of said band at its fourthside and cooperating with said band to form a pocket there-between, saidelastic material being arranged to contract closely about articlesinserted into said pocket, and a reenforcing piece mounted along thefree edge of said strip of resilient material.

3. In combination with a garment having a non-elastic waist band, apocket comprising a strip of resilient material secured unstretched tosaid band along three sides and being free of said band at its fourthside and cooperating with said band t0 form a pocket there-between, saidelastic material being arranged to contract closely about articlesinserted into said pocket, and a reenforcing piece mounted along thefree edge of said strip of resilient material, said fourth free sidebeing along a vertical edge of said strip of resilient material.

4. In combination with a garment having a non-elastic waist band, apocket comprising a strip of resilient material secured unstretched tosaid band along three sides and being free of said band at its fourthside and cooperating with said band to form a pocket there-between, saidelastic material being arranged to contract closely about articlesinserted into said pocket, and a reenforcing piece mounted along thefree edge of said strip of resilient material, said fourth free sidebeing along the top edge of said strip of resilient material.

5. In combination with a, garment having a non-elastic waist band, apocket comprising a strip of resilient material secured unstretched tosaid band along three sides and being free of said band at its fourthside and cooperating with said band to form a pocket there-between, saidelastic material being arranged to contract closely about articlesinserted into said pocket, and a reenforcing piece mounted along thefree edge of said strip of resilient material, said reenforcing piecebeing slightly fiexible enabling said free side to be expanded to engagearticles into said pocket.

WILLIAM T. PREVIDI.

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